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Earnings and Productivity Statistics in May 2017

Contact Information:Department of Census, Directorate General of Budget, Accounting & Statistics (DGBAS)
Tel:886-2-2380-3625

i.At the end of May, the total payroll employees was 7,525 thousand, increased by 8 thousand or 0.12% from last month. Comparing with the same month of last year, it increased 102 thousand or 1.38%. The average payroll employees since January was 7,509 thousand, increased 89 thousand or 1.19%.
ii.The average total earnings (including regular and irregular earnings) in May was NT$48,848, 10.12% more than last month and 6.59% more than last May.
iii.The average regular earnings was NT$ 39,883 in May, 0.14% more than last month and 1.59% more than last May. The average regular earnings since January 2017 was NT$39,707, 1.56% more than the same period of last year.
iv.The average working hour in May was 168.0 hours, 14.1 hours more than last month and 7.9 hours less than last May. The average working hours since January 2017 was 161.8 hours, reduced by 4.5 hours than the same period of last year.
v.The average overtime since January 2017 was 8.0 hours, 0.1 hours less than the same period of last year. The average overtime pay since January 2017 was NT$1,701, 8.55% more than the same period of last year.